beacon
📖 Definitions
noun
1. Something that provides a guiding or warning signal, such as a lighthouse.
2. Someone or something that illuminates, inspires, or guides.
verb tr.
1. To serve as a beacon.
2. To furnish with a beacon, such as outfitting a ship to mark shoals.
verb intr.
To emit a signal like a beacon.
💬 Usage Examples
“Tom Wickham: I’ve been very fortunate to have hockey in my life, and I really want to be a beacon for other young men and other people to aspire to.” Darcy Jennings; Full Circle Moment as Wickham Visits Alice; The Northern Territory News (Darwin, Australia); Oct 11, 2024. “A light rain was falling, and then came a rainbow. ‘Senator Lugar, look,’ I beaconed.” Brian Howey; Lugar (and Morris) Converted Swords to Ploughshares; Evansville Courier & Press (Indiana); Aug 30, 2024.